Summer BBQ Yutaka Teriyaki Burgers Recipe

June 26, 2017

So summer screams for one thing and one thing only… BBQs! But sadly Dr W and I don’t have easy access to a BBQ these days, but with the sunshine we couldn’t resist making these Teriyaki Burgers with the help of Yutaka.

I fancied creating something a bit different when I made these Teriyaki Burgers. After some googling I realised that Teriyaki sauce is incredibly easy to make. There were quite a lot of variation between additions to the sauce, but the staple ingredients are soy sauce, sugar and mirin. I haven’t added garlic, ginger or chilli into mine but you could.

We used products from Yuktaka to make our sauce and burgers. Yutaka means ‘good harvest’ in Japanese and they aim to create authentic Japanese food products made in the traditional way. Their ethos ensures their products are of the highest quality and feature a lot less additives compared with other brands on the market. We really love the fact that we can recreate some of our favourite Japanese dishes with their products and also experiment! There’s a cheeky splodge of Wasabi mayo in these burgers too!

Now stack - on half of the bun place baby gem leaves, the Teryaki sauce, then the burger.

Spread the Wasabi mayonnaise on the other bun and put the lid on the burger.

Put the skewer through the burger with a few prawns (or just put the prawns straight in there if you're not being showy like me!)

Serve with fries and extra Teryaki sauce for dipping!

Recipe Notes

Do not press down on burgers whilst cooking - this is essential if you do not want tough burgers!These will be perfect for a summer BBQ - get those coals ready!

Adapted from From the Yutaka Summer BBQ Recipes

The burgers were juicy, we used a mixture of (60/40) lean and not so lean mince. My usual message is please don’t press down on your burger whilst cooking! The sauce is a sticky and aromatic, but the wasabi mayo adds an incredible kick that just lifts the dish. Also adding miso and BBQ sauces into the burger itself give it a good juiciness. Dr W says “10/10 please make again” – he is my harshest critic so we know he likes it if he says this!

Have you made your own Teriyaki sauce before? Would you give my Teriyaki Burgers a go? Let me know in the comments,